Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The Cherryville Eagle
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WOFFORD
The change of command ceremony when Col. Chip Wofford (right of flag) took command of the 145th Communications Flight. (photos provided)
From Page 1 BS in Computer Information Systems; went to Graduate School at East Carolina University, and earned an MS in Information Security. Col. Wofford, additionally, has been through many military qualification and officer’s course from 2001 until the present, and continues his learning experience to stay on the cutting edge of his career and chosen profession. Col. Wofford said he lived in Cherryville for 20 years, until he got married in 1989, when he married April Renee (Rowe) Wofford of Dallas, NC. The two have two teenage children: a daughter, Marin; and a son, Matthew. Col. And Mrs. Wofford have had many assignments destinations in their lives but they now call Mount Holly, N.C., home, and have, he said, since 1997. Col. Wofford’s present assignment (since July 2020) is as Director of Cyberspace Operations (A6), JFHQ-NC, based in Raleigh. He said he is responsible to and for five staff members. Colonel Wofford said he chose the military because, “I wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself and to serve my country,” adding he began his military career in the U.S. Naval Reserve, then transferred to the NC Air National Guard as a communications officer given his
Col. Wofford during a training mission while he was the Operations Support Flight Commander in the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. He was in an Air Guard C-130 Hercules as part of Exercise Patriot North, Wisconsin, a Mass Casualty Exercise. civilian career in information technology. Colonel Wofford said he enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1996 as a Data Processing technician and attended basic training at the Naval Support Activity in New Orleans and was assigned to the Mobile Ammunition Support Component (MASC) unit at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Charlotte, N.C. “I received a reserve commission as a Supply Corps of-
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In this photo, Col. Chip Wofford is in an Army Blackhawk Medivac Helo, also as part of Exercise Patriot North, Wisconsin, a Mass Casualty Exercise. He was the Operations Support Flight Commander in the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at the time. ficer in the Navy Reserve in 1999 and served in the Navy Seabees (Construction Battalion),” he noted. As far as life after the military, Col. Wofford said he plans to continue his civilian career as a Cybersecurity Architect or some position in the Information Security career field. He added he hopes to continue with his hobbies, which include: Fitness (weightlifting, running, CrossFit, kayak/paddle boarding); reading; golf; aviation (he is a licensed private pilot); but mostly “…just to have more family time!” Colonel Wofford has received the following awards and decorations: Meritorious Service Medal (w/2 oak leaf clusters); the Air Force Commendation Meda; the Navy Achievement Medal (w/2 oak leaf clusters); a Meritorious Unit Award (w/one oak leaf cluster); an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award; the Navy Battle “E’ Ribbon; the Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon w/gold border; the Air Force Longevity Service w/ silver oak leaf cluster; the Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/three “M” devices and one silver hourglass device; and the Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal.